This collection includes Capstone Theses and Dissertations submitted by Hamline School of Education and Leadership master’s and doctoral students, respectively. Capstones are the culminating degree work and include research that draws from the student’s formal study as well as professional and personal development.
This is an online listing of the scholarly works of HSEL graduate program students. Works prior to 2015 are available in print in the Bush Memorial Library. Full text, online, prior to 2015, may be restricted to current Hamline students, faculty and staff.
See also: School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects
Browse Theses and Dissertations by Degree:Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Mentor texts ability to boost young writer’s confidence, paired with mini-lessons and explicit instruction, Allison Juanita Koester
How Can Standards-Based Grading be Implemented into an English Language Arts Classroom in Order to Give More Accurate Feedback of Student Achievement, Taunya Kolbinger
Critical Thinking among High-Beginning English Language Learners through Peer Reviews, Zachary Joel Kostka
Use of Inquiry-Based Learning in a Content-Based Physical Science Course for English Language Learners, Otto Joseph Kraus
Learning Styles and English Language Proficiency of Adult Ecuadorian EFL Students, Mary Elizabeth Kuder
Je me suis couché de bonne heure: The Explicit Teaching of Collocations to High School French 2 Students, Callie Anne Kunz
A Needs Analysis of Intercultural Competency Skills for the Community Interpreter Preparatory Course, Tina Marie Kush
Facilitating Provider Education: The Role and Impact of Healthcare Educators, Jenna Brianne Laine
The Role of Literacy and Language in Building Mathematical Knowledge: A Case Study, Melinda Ellen Langeberg
Exploring the Effectiveness of an Ecoadventure trip as an Environmental Education Tool, Cliff Joseph Langley
Teachers’ and Administrators’ Descriptions on Involvement With Involuntary Transfers, Keren J. Lebron Calderon
Reflection On Feedback To Feed-Forward Learning, Rebecca Lynne Lieffort
How Thinking Maps Impact the Integration of Knowledge and Ideas within Primary Readers, Erica Jamie Li
Teaching Renewable Energy in High School Physics, Lauren Sylvia Lindelof-Leith
How the Flipped Classroom Increases Motivation and Achievement in a Mathematics Classroom, Megan Marie Loahr
How Incorporating Physical Activity and Movement into the Kindergarten Curriculum Will Help to Keep Students Engaged and Increase Their Academic Success, Katie M. Lockrem
Using Toolkit Activities to Reduce Household Food Waste, Nancy Lo
Developing Teacher Dispositions: A Shared Journey and an Individual Adventure, Jill Lorraine Long
The Effectiveness of Direct Instruction in Increasing English Reading Fluency for Arabic Speaking English Language Learner Students in Qatar: A Research Case Study, Jared Andrew Lorence
How can critical literacy be used to address social justice issues through a first grade social studies read aloud curriculum?, Katie L. Lorenz
Perceptions of Cyberbullying within Higher Education, Julie Marie Luker
Teaching MLA Formatting and Research Using Screencasting Technology: Resources for High School English Teachers and Students, Tegan Skye Madson Dion
Somali Stories: A Development of a Story-Based ESL Literacy Tool for Use With Older Adult Somali Women, Susan Renee Marshall
How Can the Relationship Between Climate Change and the Coast Redwood Forest Be Incorporated into Fifth and Sixth Grade Environmental Education Programs?, Dorea Eve Martin
How Teachers' Perceptions of Their Writing Instruction Have Changed Over Time With the Introduction of a One-To-One Learning Environment?, Leah Ann Martin
How the Identity of Somali-American Youth Impacts Learning, Kelly Jelen Mayberry
Factors that Contribute to Adult ESL Students Classroom Participation in Oral Language Activities in Oral Language Activities in a Family Literacy Program, Kellie Marie McGowan
Identity through Communication: International Teaching Assistants’ L2 Professional Identity Negotiation and Identity Gaps, Kimberly Merriman
Former English Learners’ Perceptions of their K-12 Educational Experiences, Corissa Rae Michaelson
How Do Interactive Read-Alouds Promote Engagement and Oral Language Development in Kindergarten, Laura Leigh Mikul
English language proficiency, academic confidence, and academic success: A case study of first-year female students at an Ethiopian university, Jennifer Sue Miller
Using Guided Math and Flipped Learning in a Fifth Grade Fractions Unit, Kristin Leigh Moore
Culturally Responsive Math Curriculum: First Grade Dual Language Immersion Addition Unit, Alia R. Morales Towns
How can incorporating self-advocacy skills improve retention rates and academic success among at-risk first-year students of color in higher education?, Amanda Khongcee Moua
Analysis of Nominalization in Elementary and Middle School Science Textbooks, Breanna Marie Mueller
A Culturally Relevant Writing Curriculum for Ojibwe Adolescents, Gail Marie Netland
Processing of American Idioms by Native Speakers of Brazilian Portuguese: A Study Based on the Heuristic Model of T.J. Cooper, Brendan John Obern
Response to Intervention to Identify and Support Students who are English Learners and who may Have Learning Disabilities, Miriam Esther O'Brien
Using Graphic Organizers, Cooperative Learning, and Written Reflection to Improve Mathematics Problem Solving Skills, Kara Jean Odegaard
Sensory Integration, Karen Leah Olson
Explicit Comprehension Strategy Instruction and the Effect on Oral Reading Fluency of English Learners, Samantha Leigh Olson-Wyman
Finding ‘A Heart to Continue:’ A study of constructive-developmental diversity and academic literacy learning experiences in the adult English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) classroom, Jennifer Rae Ouellette-Schramm
Literacy intervention for adolescents: A review of Spanish language heritage instruction, Heidi Palms
The Impact of Eighth Grade Math Placement, Jennifer Lynn Patrek
Tutoring as an Elementary Reading Intervention to Benefit Bilingual Learners in Mexico, Hannah Marie Paulson
Daily Narrow Reading and Changes in Unknown Vocabulary Over Time: A Korean Language Self-Study, Jory Eugene Pestorious
Water! Water! Everywhere, Except Las Vegas, Jeffrey Peters
Educators' Perceptions and the Achievement Gap, Brynn Krista Peterson
What Background Information Needs To Be Considered Before An ELL Is Referred For Special Education?, Emily Ann Peterson
How Attachment Style Correlates to Symptoms of Burnout for Direct Care Staff in a Company that Serves People with Developmental and/or Intellectual Disabilities, Shantel Lee Pickar
Variables in the Introduction of the Species, Streptocephalus sealii, Spinytail Fairy Shrimp into a Local Seasonal Wetland, Jane Anne Porterfield
How do families who are involved in a homelessness-avoidance housing program promote a love for literacy in their children? How does school impact the families’ beliefs and practices about literacy?, Kelly Ann Pylkas-Bock
An Alternative for Alternatives: Designing a Teacher Licensure Program for Teacher-led Schools, Tim J. Quealy
Effects of Engagement Strategies on Learning in Algebra and Geometry Classrooms, Kristin Mary Radermacher
The Effect of the Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis on Behavior Management and a Successful Learning Environment, Kathleen Lenore Rapp
A Rhyming Curriculum as an Essential Building Block of the Literacy Curriculum for Native Spanish Speakers in Kindergarten, Laura Recker
English Language Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Identifying Gaps in Learning, Jennifer Suzanne Reppond
The Impact of Sentence Frames on Readers Workshop Responses, Joseph Peter Reyes Jr
How Do College Students Define College Preparedness, Matthew Jon Ridenour
A Systemic Functional Linguistics Approach to the Academic Language in Seventh Grade Social Studies, Laura Beth Ripley
Perceptions of Cultural and Linguistic Preparedness: Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students’ Beliefs About Their K-12 School Setting, Rebecca Rosenbarker
Listening Strategies for English Language Learner Comprehension, a Teacher Resource Guide, Ana Marie Ruiz McLafferty
How Does the Current Educational Climate Impact the Teacher’s Ability to build and Maintain Quality Teacher Student Relationships?, Kymberly Nicole Saba
The integration of play into the first-grade Language Arts curriculum for English language learners, Cheryl Jean Sanderson
Researching the Effectiveness of Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity in Building Background as a Literacy Instruction Strategy, Lindsey Shannon Scanlon
Importance of Content Area Reading in Middle School Science, Susan Mary Schmidtbauer
Developing the 21st Century Skills of Creativity, Collaboration and Information Fluency in a Kindergarten Classroom, Corrine Marie Schmidt
Academic Language in Book Clubs, Tanya Marie Schuh-Modelli
How elementary teachers in different countries describe music education and its effects on their students, Marilynn Cheryl Seashore
English Language Learners' Self-Perceptions in Two English as a Second Language Models, Andrew Roller Sellers
To Kenya and Back: Examining Metacognition and Somali SLIFE in the Middle School Classroom, Jennifer Marie Sherman
Text Analysis: Sentence Initial Adverbials in a Second Grade Language Arts Book, Sherri Kathleen Silva
Bilingual Adults’ Language Use: A Study of High Level Spanish English Speakers, Emma Kathleen Sinkler
Teacher Beliefs and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Erin M. Smith
How Can Inquiry-Based Instruction be Implemented in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom?, Jennifer Colley Smith
The Impact of Computer Assisted Language Learning on Language Proficiency, Shelley Lyn Sorenson
Nature Walks and Journaling to Connect Children With Nature and Increase Knowledge of the Local Environment, Stephanie Ann Spinazola
Summer Kid’s Camp Curriculum Evaluation through a Constructivist Lens, Stephanie J. Stephen Martinez
Identity-Focused Second Language Acquisition: A Systematic Review of Classroom Applications, Heather Lynn Stockton
The Most Effective EFL Approach for an Elementary School in Spain, Krista Emily Swanson
Compiling a text set of banned/challenged books to increase interest in the core curriculum of a high school language arts classroom, Cynthia Leigh Swenson
Exploring the Potential of an Inquiry-Based Science Intervention in a Korean Public Elementary English as a Foreign Language Classroom, Paul Schomburg Tacke
Emotional Intelligence and Elementary Principals’ Leadership, Saloua Salhi Thompson
Using Technology and Phenology to Increase Students’ Observation Skills, Sondra Tokarczyk
A Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (LESLLA) Teacher’s Experience Implementing a Standards-‐Based Unit on Oral Clarification Strategies, Andrea Sheldon Tshihamba
Supporting English Language Learners’ Use of Code-Switching in a Mainstream Charter School Classroom, Samantha Jane Turnwall
How do Mindset Interventions Affect 6th Grade Students' Mindsets, Nadine Louise Uremovich
Improving Personal and Academic Experiences For International Students: An Analysis of an International Student Office at a Midwest University, Laura Mercedes Valladares
How Can The Case Study Method Be Used To Develop Non-routine Problem Solving In The High School Biology Classroom?, Jeanette C. Vance
Units of Study: A Curriculum Supplemented with Problem-Based Learning and Technology, Jami Kristina Vandenberg
Relationship Between Oral Language and Reading Comprehension for English Learners: A Systematic Review, Jenna Lee Varghese
Using Audiobooks to Promote Comprehension of Cause-Effect Relationships in Social Studies Texts, Eric John Vernon
Improving Emergent Bilinguals’ Metalinguistic Awareness Through the Explicit Teaching of Morphology Within Spanish/English Cognates, Lindsay Lucille Vidal
Extracurricular Activities And The Impact Through Students’ Eyes, Robert Richard Wagener
Achieving Conceptual Understanding Through the Use of Technology in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom, Kyle Dennis Warner
Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Sense of Community and Contributing Factors, Amy Lynn Watters
Reading Success Stories: Case Studies of Somali Elementary Students, Julie Marie Weiss
Elementary School Teacher Inspiration in Lifelong Musicianship, Austin John Wellman